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Killdeer / Charadrius vociferus NT

  • Synonyms Kildeer, Killdeer Plover
  • Old latin name for bird Oxyechus vociferus, Charadrius vociferous, Aegialitis vocifera

Killdeerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, flight call, song, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 3.
    Song, © Greg Irving
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 5.
    Distraction display, flight call, © Richard E. Webster
    United States
  • 6.
    Alarm call, call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Antonio Xeira
    United States
  • 8.
    Alarm call, © Dan Minor
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Little Ringed Plover
Hooded Plover
Shore Plover
Forbes's Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Long-billed Plover
Three-banded Plover
All related species (10)

Where to see Killdeer

  • Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
  • Breeding subregion inland subarctic to temperate North America to Central America; coastal Ecuador to Peru

Killdeer subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Charadrius vociferus peruvianuscoastal w Ecuador to far nw Chile-No
Charadrius vociferus ternominatusBahamas, Greater Antilles and Virgin Is.-No
Charadrius vociferus vociferusinland s Alaska, subarctic to temperate Canada from Yukon to Hudson Bay and Gulf of St. Lawrence; throughout contiguous USA, s Baja California and to c Mexico and (local) Nicaragua to sw Panamato nw South AmericaNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKeilstertstrandkiewiet
Azerbaijaniçığıran yağışcüllüt
BasqueCorriol cua-roig
BelarusianКрыклівы зуёк
Bengaliচকরচডয়ায
BretonNouelig kildir
BulgarianКреслив дъждосвирец, Голям дъждосвирец
Catalancorriol cua-roig
Chinese双领鸻
Chinese (Traditional)雙領鴴
Creesêsêsiw, otâpiskâkanêsîs, tsaspagaganesees
Croatianklinorepi kulik
Czechkulík rezavoocasý, Kulík zrzoocasý
DanishKildire
DutchKilldeer plevier, Killdeerplevier, Kildeerplevier
EsperantoKripluvio
Estoniankilatüll
FaroeseTvíringd svarthálsa
Finnishamerikantylli
FrenchPluvier kildir, Gravelot kildir
FrisianKylsturtwilster
GalicianPíllara rabirrubia, Píllara de rabo rubio, Corriol cua-roig, Píllara de dobre colar
GermanSchreiregenpfeifer, Keilschwanzregenpfeifer, Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
GreekΛιβαδοσφυριχτής, Διπλoσφυριχτής
GuaraniMbatuirusu
Hebrewחופמי כפול-צווארון, חופמי כפול צוארון
Hungarianékfarkú lile
IcelandicSkræklóa
IrishFeadóg Ghlórach
ItalianCorriere americano, Killdeer, Corriere vocifero
Japaneseフタオビチドリ
Latvianskaļais tārtiņš
Lithuanianbalsingasis kirlikas
MacedonianЦрвеногрб пескар
ManxFeddag choraagh
Northern SamiAmerihkábuvvedat
Norwegiantobeltelo
Norwegian NynorskTobeltelo
Polishsieweczka krzykliwa
PortugueseBorrelho-de-dupla-coleira, borrelho-de-coleira-dupla
RomanianPrundăraş cu coadă ascuţită, Prundăraş cu coadă ascuțită
Romanshgravarel canerus, Gravarel chanerus
RussianДвугалстучный зуёк, Крикливый зуёк, Зуек двугалстучный
SerbianCrvenoleđi žalar
Slovakkulík krikľavý
Sloveniankildir
SpanishPlayero dos collares, Chorlitejo de Dos Collares, Playero Sabanero, Chorlito Tildio, Fraile, Chorlito Sabanero, Chorlito Tildío, Ti-íto, Chorlitejo culirrojo, Chorlo Tildío, Chortilejo Gritón, Chorlito gritón, Títere Sabanero, Chorlitejo tildío, Chorlo gritón
Swedishskrikstrandpipare
TurkishÇayır Cılıbıtı
Ukrainianпісочник крикливий
WelshCwtiad torchog mawr